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Edgar Johnson, A Treasury of Satire Quotes: A satirist is never certain whether he/she will be acclaimed or punished.
         

A satirist is never certain whether he/she will be acclaimed or punished.


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Satire is enjoyable compensation for being forced to think.

Satire is enjoyable compensation for being forced to think.



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Satire is the antidote to Pollyanna and Dr. Pangloss. It focuses our gaze sharply upon the the contrast between things as they are and as they should be.





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